West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has hailed ‘people power’ in ensuring that West Cornwall residents will not face unnecessarily long and expensive journeys to access radiotherapy treatment.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas plans to hold a series of meetings to give people a chance to highlight their priorities for health and social care in the future.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has welcomed the publication of the NHS Long-Term Plan, saying that he supports and has argued for many of the plan’s goals.

NHS England bosses say the 10-year plan, published on Monday, could save up to 500,000 lives by focusing on prevention.

As chair of a new group aiming to help those suffering from a painful form of inflammatory arthritis, West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is pressing for an end to the long wait patients currently have for a correct diagnosis.

As chair of a new group aiming to help those suffering from a painful form of inflammatory arthritis, West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas is pressing for an end to the long wait patients currently have for a correct diagnosis.

MP Derek Thomas says the announcement of £9.1 million of Government funding to improve West Cornwall health facilities will provide a massive boost.

New services are set to increase the use of Edward Hain Hospital in St Ives this winter as part of a pilot scheme designed to give greater support to local people, getting them home from hospital quickly and safely and helping to avoid repeat admissions.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has welcomed the allocation of an extra £7.5 million of funding for social care in Cornwall.

The money comes from a £650 million boost announced in the autumn budget for local authorities to help deliver services for elderly and vulnerable people.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has used the experiences of his own mother to make a passionate appeal in Parliament for greater support for the hospice movement.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Brain Tumours, has welcomed the Government decision to double its investment in brain cancer research to £40m a year in honour of former cabinet minister Dame Tessa Jowell.